平衡
Old HSK 5
平衡 (pínghéng) · balance
平衡 (pínghéng) means “balance; balanced; to balance”. It is written with 2 characters: 平 (flat) + 衡 (to measure). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 平衡 is built
The characters
平 píng · flat
What 平 is made of
- 干gàn — dry (gān)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: A leveling scale (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
衡 héng · to measure
What 衡 is made of
- 行xíng — to go
- 彳chì — to step with the left foot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亍chù — to take small steps
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 彳chì — to step with the left foot
- 角jiǎo — angle
- ⺈ — top shape
- 用yòng — to use
- 冂 — frame
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Example sentences
要注意工作和生活的平衡。Yào zhùyì gōngzuò hé shēnghuó de pínghéng.Pay attention to balancing work and life.
他骑车时失去了平衡。Tā qí chē shí shīqù le pínghéng.He lost his balance while riding the bike.
Questions about 平衡
What does 平衡 mean?
平衡 (pínghéng) means “balance; balanced; to balance”.
How do you pronounce 平衡?
平衡 is pronounced pínghéng.
Which HSK level is 平衡?
平衡 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 公平gōngpíngfair
- 平安píng'ānsafe
- 平常píngchángusually
- 平等píngděngequal
- 平时píngshíusually
- 水平shuǐpínglevel
- 一路平安yīlù píng'ānhave a safe trip
- 和平hépíngpeace
- 平方píngfāngsquare (meter etc.)
- 平静píngjìngcalm
Learn 平衡 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 72: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.